Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-15
NEW MASONIC HALL.
The Handsome Lodge Room of Burling-
ton Lodge in Warner Block.


The new Masonic hall of Burlington
Lodge, No 100, f. and A. NJ in Warner
block is completed and it is pronounced
one of the finest in the State. The APP
proach to it is through roomy and hand
somely fitted stair cases and Railways.
You first find yourself in the large and
commodious ante-room well lighted
through large windows facing Church
street. In one corner attached to the wall
is a rack of unique design which with
large wardrobe on the opposite side of the
room serves as a receptacle for coats and
hats of the brethren of the mystic tie
when assembled. The visitor passes from
this into the preparation room, so called,
it being used as place in which to ar
range the toilet of a candidate prepare
tory to riding the traditional goat. From
this one enters the main lodge room which
is a model of beauty and is fitted up
in an elaborate manner. The .wainscot-
ting is of the finest natural cherry
made in panels and is five feet
high around the entire room The
doors and casing, the window cas-
ings and the fronts of the three platforms
in the east, west and south are OF the same
beautiful wood This work was done by
w. H. Townsend. The room is suppl
ed at every window with Hill sliding
blinds, which were presented to the lodge
by Mr.. George ID. Wright, their cost was
about SO. The furniture consisting of
settees, chairs, altar, etc, is all natural
cherry corresponding with the wood work
of the lodge room. They are of elegant de
signs, something entirely new and hand
somely upholstered with peacock blue
crushed plush. The drapery in the east
at the masters station is suspended from
a IL
purpose. This together with the
furniture, was procured through Mr..
George A. Hall and reflects great credit
on his taste and judgment An elegant
chandelier with 90 lights and three rows
of prisms hangs from the dome and adds
was obtained through Mr.. w. a. Tyler.
The carpets for all of the rooms We're
furnished by Peck Bros. of the Bee Hive
Carpet hall. The ante and preparation
rooms are covered with a fine tapestry
Brussels Of a combination of colors with
room has an elegant body brussels carpet
of beautiful pattern, fringed with border
of the same material, % Inches wide. The
work is thoroughly and neatly done and
is deserved compliment to the makers
The treScOing and decorating is unsur-
passed. In the ante and preparation rooms
dado extends around five feet high,
painted in terra Gotta banded with Indian
red and gold. Above this the body of the
walls are tinted in low tone olive green
with a border at the top IS inches wide of
Indian red and gold color. below which
are ebony picture mouldlngs which com
plete the side walls. The ceiling is a
soft tone of blush gray. In the main hall
above the cherry walnscotting is band
of maroon and gold with running design
of foliage and flowers on a rich buff, which
color extends to the gold picture mouldings
SIX inches below the cornice between which
band of darker shade of buff is painted
The cove of the cornice is done in low
tone Indian red paneled and enriched with
Il pattern conventional of a lighter shade
of the ground color. The ceiling has been
treated in the Renaissance style, which
promises To be the most popular form of
Ornamentation both here and abroad
Bands of light buff with narrow panels of
robin egg blue upon which a running vine
in reliet extends around the room occupy
four feet from the cornice. This is re-
lieved by bosses in gold color on dark red
ground also in relief. The round color of
the two large centre panels is a light
greenish blue, the corner ornaments are
III gold, a vase with scroll in which with
other foliage is the mystic Acacia, bands
OF gold connect the corners. The dome is
treated in pleasing manner, the ground
work representing the SKY being of blend
{ ing colOrs very effective, upon which deli
cate pencil work in gold runs around the
lower edge over which twinkling stars are
seen. These designs were drawn espt cial-
ly for this hall by w. j. Tindall and the
whole work was done by w. j. Tindall &
Son, all of which shows that there is no
necessity for sending to Boston or else
where for artists, The entire premises
are heated with steam and we think it is
not TOO much to say that no finer Masonic
hall nor one more complete in its appoint
ments can be found this side of the largest
cities.